Section 15-9-4
Deciding of claims to rewards by courts.
When any reward shall be offered for the recovery of stolen property or for information which may lead to the arrest or the arrest and conviction of any criminal, or for both, the court before which conviction is had or the circuit court in the county where the offense was committed, at a criminal session, may decide upon the claims of the parties interested in such reward.
(Code 1923, §4164; Code 1940, T. 15, §47.)